If you use the PACER<\/a> system regularly to access (and pay for) federal court records, you probably hate it.\u00a0 It\u2019s clunky.\u00a0 It\u2019s expensive.<\/p>\n

And, it may soon become a relic, as pressure mounts to make PACER documents accessible via an open (read: free — or, at least, less expensive) system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But, while you wait for that to happen, you can try to get in on the PACER class action lawsuit that is about to commence in federal court<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you find the correction of cultural lag, and the machinations of the court system, too slow for your purposes, there are a couple of things you can do right now, to improve your PACER experience.<\/p>\n

RECAP<\/a> is a program developed and updated by Princeton University<\/a> and the Free Law Project<\/a>.\u00a0 RECAP is a Chrome and Firefox extension that allows users to access PACER documents that have been downloaded and shared to a free repository by fellow RECAP users.\u00a0 Long story short: RECAP allows you to access PACER documents for free.\u00a0 It\u2019s PACER spelled backward.\u00a0 See what they did there.<\/p>\n

DocketBird<\/a> allows you to better manage your PACER documents.\u00a0 DocketBird is a free program, with enterprise options available<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you won\u2019t join \u2018em, beat \u2018em.<\/p>\n

Now, that was a Pacer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Liner Notes<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Pick Up the Pace<\/a>\u2019 by Young MC<\/a><\/p>\n

Let \u2018em know<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I always say: there\u2019s a late 80s rap song for every situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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